Ask Those Who Know vs bitchat mesh
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ask Those Who Know
Connect with Islamic scholars privately to ask questions via text or voice. The app prioritizes user privacy and ensures questions are scrutinized before reaching scholars. Receive responses from active scholars, typically within three days.
- Text and voice messaging
- Send attachments
- User privacy focus
- Scholarly scrutiny of questions
- Scholar activity status indicators
- Response within three days
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Text/Voice and send with attachments to the Ulama (scholars) through this app. Do read the terms of conditions under the sidebar menu before sending any question. The aim of the app is for the user to send questions to the scholars while maintaining their privacy. These scholars belong to the school of Ahlulbayt(a.s.) How to get started? - Register: Right after your download the app, you are required to create a new account, ensure you have a valid email address so that your account is activated. After registration, please check inbox/spam for the activation link. - Profile: Please provide a pet name for the sole purpose of the app is to provide 100% privacy between you and the scholar. - Send a question: Before sending a question, please read the scholar profile to avoid delay. - Scrutiny: All the questions sent are scrutinized so as to prevent any misuse/abuse of the app. - Response: Scholars with green status denote their recent activity in the app while scholars who did not do any activity in past two days are denoted as amber status. Ideally, a reply from an active scholar does not take more than three days. Feel free to reach us at admin@askthosewhoknow.org
bitchat mesh
Connect with people nearby without needing personal contact information. This app facilitates private, encrypted group chats using Bluetooth mesh technology, making it ideal for local communication without internet access.
- Local Bluetooth mesh chat
- No internet required
- Encrypted private messages
- Relays messages for range
- Sidegroupchat functionality
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chat with people around you. don't need their phone # or email. the sidegroupchat for any function. uses bluetooth mesh, no internet needed. relays messages to go the distance! encrypted private messages.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: bitchat mesh at 4.7 against Ask Those Who Know's 4.3. bitchat mesh also leads on ratings volume (522 vs 4) and update cadence (weekly vs every 6 weeks). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
bitchat mesh holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: bitchat mesh has 522 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 83% of Ask Those Who Know's written reviews are positive against 80% of bitchat mesh's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Ask Those Who Know ships an update every 6 weeks, bitchat mesh weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ask Those Who Know | bitchat mesh |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (4 ratings) | 4.7 (522 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better | 79.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 522 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | — | #74 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 66 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Al Kauthar Welfare Trust | permissionless tech, llc |
Customer experience
Ask Those Who Know
bitchat mesh
Bugs and requests
Ask Those Who Know
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
bitchat mesh
Reported bugs
2 issues- Typing input field issues on Mac
- Notifications not working consistently on iOS
Requested features
5 requests- Drawing/sketching feature like Pictochat
- Customizable themes and UI options
- Ability to filter messages by favorites or verified users
- Support for file sharing and image transfer
- Integration with cryptocurrency/Bitcoin payments
In-app purchases
Ask Those Who Know
No in-app purchases
bitchat mesh
No in-app purchases
